Cash-register.



No. 759,749. PATEN'TED MAY 10, 1904. s. RHOADES.

CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED DBO. 11, 1902.

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No. 759,749. PATENTED MAY 10, 1904. S. RHOADES.

CASH REGISTER.

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CASH REGISTER.

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UNITED STATES Patented May 10, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,749, dated May 10, 1904.

Application filed December 17 1902. Serial No. 135,617. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL RHoADEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to new and useful improvements in cash-registers, and has.

for its object to provide a simple and easilyoperated mechanism for this'class of devices which shall comprise few parts and which is capable of being manufactured "at a low cost.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and the arrangement of the parts hereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a register embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an elevation showing the mechanism of the register, the case being in section to disclose the same. Fig. 4: is a plan view of the registering mechanism, the case being shown in horizontal section. Fig. 5 is an elevation to disclose the operation of the indicatorwheels, the parts shown being above the line m, Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the cents and dimes indicator-wheels and the means for operating the same. The section through the case is on the line y y, Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a rack to receive the money when deposited in the register. Referring to the parts, 1 indicates the case for the register arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, being provided with an extension at the top to inclose the indicator-wheels, the amount registered appearing on the forward side of the case through glass-covered openings 3 and on the rear of the case through similarly-arranged openings at. Openings may also be provided on the sides of the case to show the amount registered, the numerals, however, appearing in reverse order. The case is curved in the arc of a circle on its forward side at 6, and 7 represents vertical slots through which the fingers of the operating-wheels eX tend. Adjoining the curved portion 6 and intersecting the same is a smaller arc-shaped portion 8, provided with a rectangular opening through which the money is introduced into the register. 9 is a curved plate pivoted in the sides of the case at 10 and adapted to close the rectangular opening referred to, a button-operated catch 11 being provided to engage the plate and hold the same in raised position, as shown in full lines, Fig. 3.

' 12, 13, and 14 are operating-wheelsmounted for independent rotation upon a shaft 15, supported upon standards 16. Each of said operating-wheels is provided on its periphery with a plurality of radially-extending fingers 17, arranged at equal distances apart and adapted to operate in the slots 7, provided in the front of the case. The number of fingers provided are a multiple of ten, and in the drawings fifty operating-fingers are shown on each wheel. Secured to and integral with each operating-wheel is a disk 18, provided with peripheral teeth 19, equal in number to the fingers of the operating-wheel.

20, 21', and 22, respectively, are independently-operated counters to indicate the total of dollars, dimes, and cents registered. These counters are of ordinary construction, employing a number of disks arranged side by side, each provided with a series of digits 1 23 4 5 6 7 8 9 O and having suitable transferring means to indicate the total number of units registered. The operating-spindle of each counter is provided with a pinion 23, having ten teeth meshing with the teeth of the disk 18, so that when the pinion has revolved once the counter operated thereby will indicate 10, the revolution of the pinion the .eXtent of a single tooth adding a unit to the total. For the purpose of inspecting the counters an opening is provided in the top of the case, a hinged plate 24, secured by a suitable lock, ordinarily closing the opening.

25 represents spring-operated pawls, one being provided to engage the teeth of each of the disks 18 to prevent backward rotation of the same and also to hold the operating-wheels from backward movement.

26 is a frame having a forward and backward movement in the case, being supported on horizontal guides 27, securely mounted in standards 28. Extending upward from the frame 26 are three pairs of vertical rods 29, adapted to guide racks 30, 31, and 32, respectively, each of which is provided with teeth adapted to engage one of the disks 18.

33 is a rod pivoted to the frame 26 at 3 1 and provided with a hook, at the forward end thereof, adapted to be engaged by a hook or projection 35 upon the curved plate 9.

The money-rack (indicated by 36) is formed, as shown in Fig. 7, with suitable sections for dollars, halves, quarters, nickels, dimes, and cents, and is supported within the case by being secured at the top thereof, this arrangement permitting the unobstructed movement of the plate 9 beneath the same, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3.

On each of the guides 27 is provided a coiled com pression-spring 37, held from movement at one end by means of an enlargement 38 upon the guide-rod, and the opposite end of said spring presses against a lug 39 upon the frame 26, which lug also surrounds the guide-rod referred to. It results from this construction that upon lowering the plate 9 the rod 33 will be released, causing the frame 26 and the racks carried thereby to take a backward movement, the racks being thereby disengaged from the disks 18. The plate 9 upon being raised will again cause the racks to be engaged by said disks. hen the racks are disengaged, they are held in the lowered position (shown in Fig. 3) by means of coiled springs 40, surrounding one of the vertical guide-rods 29.

41 represents indicator-wheels adapted to indicate the number of cents registered, and in like manner wheels 4:2 and 43, respectively, are adapted to indicate the number of dimes and dollars registered. Each of said wheels is provided with a drum 44, upon which the cords 45, which actuate the same, are wound. Each wheel is also provided with a coiled wire spring 15, surrounding the stationary shaft upon which the wheel is mounted, one end of which is secured to, said shaft, the other end being secured to the wheel, holding the same under tension. The operating-cords 15 are each carried downward, and the ends thereof are secured to the upper ends of. the racks actuated by the disks 18. Upon the indicator-wheels are arranged the series of numer-,

, and in such a position that the cords leading from the hubs of said indicators may be led downwardly to the ends of the racks 32. A

convenient way of mounting the indicators is shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 of the drawings, where it will be evident that the lower indicator-drums are mounted in pairs, so as to be opposite the apertures 5 in the edges of the casing, as well as opposite the apertures 3 and 1 in the front and rear faces of the easing. The upper indicator-drums are arranged above the central portion of the casing, so that its cord 15 may pass downwardly between the lower drums to its rack 32.

In the operation of the register we will assume that the amount of a purchase is one dollar and eighty cents. The initial step in the operation is to release the plate 9 by pressing upon the catch 11. This will disengage the racks from the disks 18, and the same will be forced downward by the action of the coiled springs 10, the tension of said springs being sufiicient to unwind the cords 15 from their respective drums upon the indicatorwheels, said wheels being returned to indicate 0. Upon again raising the plate 9 the racks will be imniediatelyforced into engagement with the disks 18. Opposite the lingers of the operating-wheels exposed on the forward side of the case are the series of numerals 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10. The linger opposite the numeral 1 on the left is then pressed down until the linger of the operator contacts with the lower curve of the case. In like manner the linger on the mid dle wheel opposite the numeral 8 is pressed down. The wheel to the right is not operated, as the purchase amounted to an exact number of dollars and dimes. The operation of the dollar-wheel will raise the rack engaged by the disk connected with said wheel the distance of one tooth, and the cord which n operates the dollar indicator-wheel being released an equal extent said wheel will indicate one dollar. In like manner the operation of the dimes counter-wheel will indicate that eight dimes have been registered. The cents indicator-wheel will remain at 0, not having been moved during the operation. The full amount registered will therefore be indicated, and the same will be displayed until another purchase is to be registered, when the indicator-wheels will be returned to indicate 0 upon the lowering of the plate 9, the racks being thereby disengaged. To ascertain the total amount registered by the machine, it is only necessary to add together the dollars, dimes, and cents indicated by the independent counters connected with the dollars, dimes, and cents operatingwheels, rcspectivel y. For instance, as shown in Fig. 4:, the counter to the left indicates 01125, or eleven hundred and twenty-live dollars; the counter in the center 075410, or

seven thousand live hundred and forty dimes, which is seven hundred and fifty-four dollars, and the counter on the r1ght02071, or

two thousand and seventy-four cents, which is twenty dollars and seventy-four cents. The total amount registered is therefore nineteen hundred dollars and fourteen cents.

Although I have illustrated a preferred arrangement for carrying out my invention, I do not wish to be limited to the exact construction shown, as the same may be modified in details without being a substantial departure.

Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. A cash-register comprising operatingwheels, actuating-disks carried thereby, counter mechanism operated by said disks, means for preventing the operating-wheels from rotating backwardly, indicators mounted in the register, means for connecting the indicators with the disks of the operating-wheels comprising vertical standards, and means connecting the standards with the indicators, and means for moving the standards in their vertical position away from and toward the said disks.

2. A cash-register comprising operatingwheels and disks carried thereby, indicators mounted in the register, means interposed between the indicators and the disks for communicating movement from the latter to the former, said means comprising a flexible portion and a rigid portion, and means for moving the rigid portion to different parallel positions for moving it into or out of engagement with the disks.

3. A cash-register comprising operatingwheels, disks carried thereby, indicators mounted in the register, means interposed between the indicators and the disks for actuating the indicators, each made up of a flexible portion and a non-flexible standard, means carried by the standards for the engagement of the disks, means for holding the standards movably in a vertical position, and means for moving the standard to different vertical positions with respect to the disks for connecting or disconnecting the indicators therefrom.

A. In a cash-register, the combination of operating-wheels, indicating-drums capable whether being moved'or held stationary, and

means for controlling the position of the slide.

6. In a casheregister the combination with counter-wheels, and actuating-disks carried thereby, of a sliding frame mounted in proper relation to the counter-wheels, vertical racks projecting upwardly therefrom and adapted to engage said actuating-disks, indicatingdrums connected with said racks, guide-frames for directing the vertical movement of the racks, springs for normally forcing the racks downwardly, and means for holding the racks in engagement with the disks or releasing them therefrom, substantially as described.

7-. In a cash-register the combination of counter-wheels, and actuating-disks, of indicator mechanisms adapted to be brought into engagement with said actuating-disks, means for holding them in said engagement comprising a hooked bar or rod, a slide or door for closing the cash-compartment of the register, the said door engaging the hooked rod so as to hold the racks against the disks when the door is closed, the said racks being released from said disks when the door is opened, substantially as described.

8. In a cash-register the combination with operating-wheels, and disks carried thereby, indicator-drums mounted near said wheels, mechanism for operating the said drums in accordance with the movement of the counterwheels, a cash-rack suspended within the register, a door for closing the entrance to said rack; a finger-operated key for holding said door in its closed position, meansalso engaged by the said door for controlling the engagement of the actuating-disks by the indicatoroperating mechanism, substantially as described.

9. In a cash-register the combination of a series of counter-wheels, and actuating-disks carried thereby, rack-bars operated by said disks, indicating-drums for exposing the amount of a purchase, hubs carried by said d rums, and cords or flexible connections wound about said hubs and extending to the said racks for operating the drums in accordance with the movement imparted to the racks, substantially as described.

10. In a cash-register, the combination of counter-wheels, and disks .carried thereby provided with teeth upon their peripheries, a series of counter mechanisms, pinions operating the said counter mechanisms, the said pinions engaging the teeth of the actuatingdisks, and rack-bars also engaging the said teeth of the actuating-disks, and means connecting the rack-bars with indicating-drums so that they will be operated in accordance with the operation of the counter-wheels, substantially as described.

11. In a cash-register, the combination with operating wheels and counter wheels controlled thereby, of indicators operating in conjunction with the said operating-wheels, ad-

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manually-controlled means for moving it in the other direction.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

SAMUEL RHOADES. Witnesses:

CARL H. KELLER, EDWARD O. MILLER. 

